Democrats

NCGOP refers evidence of ‘cash-for-votes’ to NC Board of Elections

October 31, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The N.C. Republican Party has referred evidence of potential “cash-for-votes” to the N.C. State Board of Elections for investigation. The N.C. Republican Party’s (NCGOP) press release says in the past few days they […]

Poll: Many Democrats call their party weak, ineffective

August 11, 2025 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Many Democrats see their political party as “weak” or “ineffective,” according to a poll that finds considerable pessimism within Democratic ranks. Republicans are more complimentary of their party, although a small but […]

Biden and the Democrats raise $97 million to close out 2023 after a December fundraising blitz

January 18, 2024 Will Weissert, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee said they raised more than $97 million in the final three months of last year, boosted by a star-studded December fundraising blitz that came […]

Dems reshuffle primaries to stress diversity over tradition

February 9, 2023 The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — The Democratic Party approved reordering its 2024 presidential primary, replacing Iowa with South Carolina in the leadoff spot as part of a major shake-up meant to empower black and other minority voters critical to […]

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Democrat-tied group’s network of hyper-partisan local news sites includes three in NC

October 20, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A recent report by Axios has identified a network of 51 websites masquerading as local news sites that trace back to a Democrat-tied group. Three of the 51 are operating in North Carolina. […]

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Democrats belatedly add spending for Beasley in Senate race

October 12, 2022 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — National Democrats getting outspent by rival Republican groups in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race sought to narrow the gap Tuesday by running a new commercial criticizing GOP nominee Ted Budd on his abortion […]

HILL: Democrats don’t know what they don’t know about economics

August 31, 2022 Frank Hill

Ronald Reagan would charitably say of Democrats: “The trouble with our liberal friends is not that they’re ignorant; it’s just that they know so much that isn’t so.” It is actually much worse. Modern Democrats […]

HUFFMAN: The Democrats’ white whale

August 5, 2022 Carlton Huffman

Upon defeating Jim Hunt in what was at the time the most expensive U.S. Senate race in history in 1984, Jesse Helms proclaimed that the result proved that “North Carolina is a God-fearing, conservative state.” […]

MATTHEWS: No one owns your vote

July 20, 2022 Stacey Matthews

During the Trump era, a noticeable shift began in the Hispanic vote. Once considered a “lock” for Democrats, the Hispanic vote began trickling away from the so-called “party of tolerance” to Republicans for a number […]

HILL: Administering medicine to the dead

July 20, 2022 Frank Hill

Thomas Paine wrote in The American Crisis: “To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to […]